African Players at Southampton F.C.
United Kingdom · EFL Championship · founded 1885 · St Mary's Stadium
38African players
6Nations (3+)
2Current
Southampton F.C. have fielded 38 African players from 20 countries according to Wikidata.
The best-represented nation is South Africa with 5 players.
The earliest arrival on record is Wilf Waller (1900).
2 African players currently on the books: Armel Bella-Kotchap and Yan Valery.
Andrew Surman scored the most goals for the club among them (15).
Nationalities on the map
All players
| Player | Nation | Years | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Wanyama |  Kenya | 2013– | – | – |
| Mario Lemina |  Gabon | 2017–2021 | 46 | 2 |
| Sofiane Boufal |  Morocco | 2016–2020 | 70 | 3 |
| Mohammed Salisu |  Ghana | 2020–2023 | 68 | 0 |
| Steven Caulker |  Sierra Leone | 2015–2016 | 3 | 0 |
| Henri Camara |  Senegal | 2005–2005 | 13 | 4 |
| Saphir Taïder |  Algeria | 2014–2014 | 0 | 0 |
| Armel Bella-Kotchap now |  Cameroon | 2022–now | – | – |
| Emmanuel Mayuka |  Zambia | 2012–2015 | 16 | 0 |
| Bruce Grobbelaar |  Zimbabwe | 1994–1996 | 32 | 0 |
| Radhi Jaïdi |  Tunisia | 2009–2012 | 58 | 4 |
| Ali Dia | Senegal | 1996–1996 | 1 | 0 |
| Nathan Tella |  Nigeria | ?– | – | – |
| Djamel Belmadi | Algeria | 2005–2007 | 36 | 3 |
| Joe Aribo now | Nigeria | ?–now | – | – |
| Moussa Djenepo |  Mali | 2019–2023 | – | – |
| Yan Valery now | Tunisia | 2018–now | – | – |
| Andrew Surman |  South Africa | 2004–2009 | 133 | 15 |
| Mouez Hassen | Tunisia | 2017–2017 | – | – |
| Youssef Safri | Morocco | 2007–2008 | 37 | 0 |
| Alaeddine Yahia | Tunisia | 2004–2005 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucien Mettomo | Cameroon | 2007–2008 | 0 | 0 |
| Tahar El Khalej | Morocco | 2000–2003 | 58 | 3 |
| Hassan Kachloul | Morocco | 1998–2001 | 85 | 14 |
| Papa Waigo | Senegal | 2009–2010 | 35 | 5 |
| Dan Nlundulu now |  DR Congo | ?–now | – | – |
| Reuben Agboola | Nigeria | 1980–1985 | 90 | 0 |
| Pelé |  Cape Verde | 2006–2007 | 37 | 1 |
| Jacinto Elá |  Equatorial Guinea | 2001–2004 | 0 | 0 |
| Vincent Péricard | Cameroon | 2008–2008 | 5 | 0 |
| Cédric Baseya | DR Congo | 2007–2008 | 1 | 0 |
| Yoann Folly |  Togo | 2003–2006 | 14 | 0 |
| Eddie Odhiambo |  Tanzania | 2004–2006 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Osborne | South Africa | 1931–1933 | 17 | 0 |
| Alex Glen | South Africa | 1906–1907 | 29 | 10 |
| Jimmy Woolf | South Africa | 1937–1938 | 1 | 0 |
| Richard Bakary |  Benin | ?– | – | – |
| Wilf Waller | South Africa | 1900–1901 | 2 | 0 |
Years and appearances from Wikidata career statements (league appearances where recorded).